Previous DayUK operators miss out in wireless broadband auction
News Pacific Century Cyberworks has seen off most fellow bidders in the 3.4GHz wireless broadband auction, but some believe a gaffe may have cost it the chance of cleaning up
Q&A: SCO chief on why his company is suing over Linux
Interview Darl McBride, chief executive of SCO, explains how the lawsuit with IBM over Linux source code came about, and how he feels about the open-source community
PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards unite to defend merger
News In a move that may be designed to fend off Oracle's hostile manoeuvring, the two companies have announced changes that will speed up their merger
Netherlands university rolls out enormous hot spot
News The University of Twente claims that having 8,500 Dutch users won't clog up the airwaves of its ground-breaking wireless access project
Symbian smartphones get email, photo services
News T-Mobile has launched always-on email for Symbian devices in the UK, while Kodak will help get your handset's photos onto the Web
Thousands under scrutiny as piracy ring shut down
News European police are continuing to investigate thousands of people after 181 were arrested in a sting on one of the world's largest Internet piracy rings
Wi-Fi vendors begin 802.11g upgrades
News Update: Some wireless LAN equipment makers are beginning to offer downloads for making their existing equipment fully compatible with the newly approved 802.11g specification. But critics say these...
BT goes Yahoo with rejigged broadband
News The Openworld brand is set for retirement, as BT puts its faith in Yahoo's Web content and services
Spam inquiry to focus on international laws
News EU countries will introduce laws this year to combat spam, but the problem is wider than Europe, as a cross-party inquiry by MPs will hear next month
PeopleSoft fights back against Oracle takeover
News As the PeopleSoft-J.D. Edwards-Oracle battle continues, another lawsuit has been filed that aims to stop Oracle's takeover bid
Wireless LAN sales surge as prices plummet
News Lower prices have seen sales of wireless LAN equipment more than double in the past year, but buyers should beware of kit shipping ahead of standards
Philips brings texting to fixed-line phone
News The Onis 300 adds some mobile-phone features to a fixed-line phone, starting with text messaging support
3G phones 'unfit for mass market'
News The latest mobile phones are not living up to their promises, say European mobile operators
Linux gets core code update
News Support for new devices and the 64-bit Opteron processor has now been built into the Linux kernel, along with corrections to some software flaws
SCO may target more hardware makers
News The SCO Group says it is likely to file a fresh lawsuit against a major North American hardware maker in its battle over Unix intellectual property
Seagate goes mobile with new hard drives
News The storage maker is returning to the laptop market, but will face stiff competition from Japanese giants
McNealy calls for Java to get tough
News Sun's Java programming technology has succeeded in holding off Microsoft, but it must now go on the offensive, says Sun chief executive Scott McNealy
Microsoft: No more IE for the Mac
News The Windows maker is halting development on the Internet Explorer browser for the Mac platform, citing competition from Apple's own Safari
IBM speeds up custom-chip service
News A new addition to IBM Microelectronics' custom chipmaking programme will build advanced processors to order, from off-the-shelf building blocks
